TOKYO -- Some of Japan's leading companies will look into their suppliers for human rights violations, including the possible use of forced labor, as global brands confront a hidden risk in supply chains spanning the globe.
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Japanese companies check supply chains for human rights abuses
Kao investigates palm plantations and Shionogi looks into suppliers in India
An instructor from Kao's palm oil supplier teaches planting methods in Sumatra, Indonesia. Palm plantations have devastated wildlife in Southeast Asia.
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